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Developing Hypothesis and Data Analysis

 

Overview

Write a 1–2 page analysis of an approach to gather data and statistically test a hypothetical assertion.

Note:
The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence.

This assessment provides you with the steps required to confirm that your product has the best price in the marketplace compared to your competition.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Evaluate the quality and fit of data for use in business analysis.

Determine the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis for making decisions regarding pricing comparison.

Identify a sample selection technique to gather data for testing a price comparison hypothesis.

Competency 3: Analyze business decision opportunities using basic inferential statistics.

Analyze statistical tests for a price comparison hypothesis.

Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.

Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.

Competency Map

Context

After developing a hypothesis, you need to determine what data to collect and how to collect the data to be used in your analysis. Consider the type of analysis you will be performing on the data, the difficulty in obtaining the data, and the degree of confidence required in the data analysis and your conclusions. For example, will you be performing a random probability sampling for making statistical inferences about the sampled population or a non-probability sampling based on convenience, voluntary, or judgment sampling?

Questions to Consider

To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.

What is a dependent sample and when will you use it? What are the advantages of dependent sample design compared with independent sample design?

Resources

Additional Resources for Further Exploration

The following resource is a tutorial that walks through statistical scenarios.

Statistical Technique Scenarios
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Statistics Tutorials

Capella University partners with Sophia Learning to provide tutorials and other learning resources online. For this assessment, you are encouraged to study the following Sophia tutorials:

This tutorial explains how to select the best team consisting of ten players (from a randomly generated list of 25) and be able to calculate specific statistical values according to the following criteria:

Barsness, B. (n.d.).
Creating the best fantasy baseball team
| Retrieved from http://www.sophia.org/creating-the-best-fantasy-baseball-team-tutorial

This tutorial explains the usefulness of the different sampling methods.

Varela, A. (Producer). (n.d.).
Contrasting sampling methods
[Video] |
Transcript
. Retrieved from https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/contrasting-sampling-methods–5

Additional Statistics Tutorials

This website offers resources that cover many topics in statistics, including presentations that illustrate how to use software to implement statistical methods.

com (Producer). (n.d.).
Independent and dependent samples
[Video] |
Transcript.
Retrieved from http://www.statisticslectures.com/topics/independentdependentsamples/

com (Producer). (n.d.).
Null and alternative hypotheses
[Video] |
Transcript.
Retrieved from http://www.statisticslectures.com/topics/hypotheses/

com (Producer). (n.d.).
Independent samples t-test
[Video] |
Transcript.
Retrieved from http://www.statisticslectures.com/topics/independentsamplest/

com (Producer). (n.d.).
Independent and dependent samples
[Video] |
Transcript
. Retrieved from http://www.statisticslectures.com/topics/independentdependentsamples/

Assessment Instructions

You are the manager of the Blander Mountain store in Frogtown, Illinois. Recently, a customer mentioned that he believed your prices for ammunition were lower than the prices of Blander’s primary competitor in the hunting equipment market. You would like to be able to include that statement in a forthcoming print advertisement, so you need statistical evidence to support this assertion.

Identify the null and alternative hypotheses needed to test the contention.

Analyze the most appropriate sample selection technique to gather data for testing the hypothesis.

Identify what statistical test you should use to test this hypothesis with the data you will collect.

Compile your work in a 1–2 page Microsoft Word file, pasting in any graphics or tables you used in your analysis.

Statistical Inference

 

Overview

Use a provided data file to resolve statistical questions presented in a scenario. Summarize your findings and recommendations in a 1–2 page report for management.

Note:
The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence.

When product improvements are made, there is an assumption that the new product will perform better than the previous product. It is important to understand how to select the appropriate statistical tests to determine with a degree of certainty if an improvement has increased the performance of a product.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Evaluate the quality and fit of data for use in business analysis.

Determine the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis for making a product performance comparison.

Competency 3: Analyze business decision opportunities using basic inferential statistics.

Compute the appropriate statistical test to determine acceptance or rejection of a null hypothesis.

Compute the p-value to indicate acceptance or rejection of a null hypothesis regarding a product performance comparison.

Competency 5: Apply data analysis to general business management planning and decision making.

Compile findings into a management report with details for recommended actions.

Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.

Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.

Competency Map

Resources

Required Resources

The following resource contains the data needed to complete the assessment.

Suggested Resources

The following texts provide instruction in Statistics.

Bowerman, B., O’Connell, R., & Murphree, E. (2014). Business statistics in practice (7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.

Chapter 10, “Comparing Two Means and Two Proportions,” in Business Statistics in Practice, pages 380–404.

Chapter 11, “Statistical Inferences for Population Variances,” in Business Statistics in Practice, pages 412–424.

Chapter 12, “Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance,” in Business Statistics in Practice , pages 426–453.

Additional Resources for Further Exploration

The following text provides instruction for statistical analysis in Microsoft Excel.

Salkind, N. J. (Ed.). (2013). Excel statistics: A quick guide (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

The following text provides instruction for SAS one of the most commonly used statistical analysis tools in business.

Slaughter, S. J., & Delwiche, L. D. (2010). The little SAS book for Enterprise Guide 4.2. Cary, NC: SAS Institute. Available from the

The following resource is a tutorial that walks through a number of statistical scenarios.

Statistics Tutorials

This tutorial explains how to select the best team consisting of ten players (from a randomly generated list of 25) and be able to calculate specific statistical values according to the following criteria:

Barsness, B. (n.d.).
Creating the best fantasy baseball team | Transcript.
Retrieved from http://www.sophia.org/creating-the-best-fantasy-baseball-team-tutorial

This tutorial introduces Z-scores and their relevance to variance and distribution in data sets.

Fitz (Producer). (n.d.).
Z-scores
[Video] | Retrieved from http://www.sophia.org/tutorials/z-scores–6

This tutorial introduces standard error (s) for both sampling distribution models for proportions and means when we do not know the populations parameters p and σ. Demonstrates how to calculate standard error for a proportion.

Greene, A. (Producer). (n.d.).
Standard error
[Video] |
Transcript
. Retrieved from http://www.sophia.org/standard-error-tutorial

This tutorial explains the usefulness of the different sampling methods.

Varela, A. (Producer). (n.d.).
Contrasting sampling methods
[Video] |
Transcript
. Retrieved from http://www.sophia.org/contrasting-sampling-methods/contrasting-sampling-methods–5-tutorial

Additional Statistics Tutorials

This website offers resources that cover many topics in statistics, including presentations that illustrate how to use software to implement statistical methods.

com (Producer). (n.d.).
Independent samples t-test
[Video] |
Transcript.
Retrieved from http://www.statisticslectures.com/topics/independentsamplest/

com (Producer). (n.d.).
Z-test for proportions, two samples
[Video] |
Transcript
. Retrieved from http://www.statisticslectures.com/topics/ztestproportions/

com (Producer). (n.d.).
Independent and dependent samples
[Video] |
Transcript
. Retrieved from http://www.statisticslectures.com/topics/independentdependentsamples/

Assessment Instructions

Use the Golf Ball Distance Test file, linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading, to complete the calculations for the scenario for this assessment.

Practical Application Scenario

Your love of golf has brought you back to the range as the new product manager for UniDun’s “Straight Flight” (SF) line of golf balls. The company’s research and development group has been experimenting with dimple patterns that promote straight flight and have achieved some degree of success. You, however, are worried about the effect that the new pattern might have on driving distance.

The Golf Ball Distance Test file contains test results that compare the driving distances for the two different kinds of balls: 40 balls of the new SF type, and 40 of the old UniDun type. Your job is to determine if the old UniDun balls can be driven further than the new SF balls. To resolve this question, you need to appropriately address the following:

Identify the null and alternative hypotheses you should form for this test. State each both as a written explanation and as a math equation.

Identify the appropriate statistical test to accept or reject the null hypothesis.

Calculate the p-value.

Summarize your findings and recommendations about the new golf ball product to the vice president of marketing. Your report should not be a statistical analysis of the testing but a summary of the testing results. Assume that your audience is unfamiliar with statistical analysis.

Additional Requirements

Compile your work and report in a 1–2 page Microsoft Word file:

Paste in the tables you used to make your calculations.

Clearly title your tables, including each row and column.

Highlight the results of your data calculations within each table.

Impact of Personalities and Diversity

Each team member will complete the Big Five Personality Assessment at the end of Ch. 5 of Organizational Behavior (4th ed.).

As a team, write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that discusses the following:

Describe the results of each member’s personality test. Explain how this information could impact the work of a team. Explain the impact of personality and abilities on an organization’s performance.

Part 2:

Justin has been working at the local medical waste management company for many years. His company is piloting a new program that would benefit the health care community. Recently, he was assigned to the team that will be responsible for creating the new program. As Justin works with the team, he finds that there is a lot of diversity within the team members that may eventually affect the success of the project. Justin often wonders what type of collaboration will be considered to help work through some of the challenges the team is facing.

As a team, write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that discusses the following:

Identify different diversities that may be found within groups. Explain the impact of diversity on an organization. Identify the collaboration between a manager and human resources (HR) within organizational behavior.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Cite 4 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your paper.

Part 1 and Part 2 should be submitted in the same Microsoft® Word® document.

Strategic role and purpose of organizational behavior

Imagine you have been working for a company for several years. Your company is planning to make some significant changes and one of the areas being considered to explore is the company’s organizational behavior. To spark discussion among colleagues, you have been asked to create a presentation that outlines the organizational behavior within a health care company.

Using the company selected in Week One, create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that addresses the following:

Describe the strategic role and purpose of organizational behavior for the company selected in Week One. Identify the organizational factors of organizational behavior for the company selected in Week One. Identify the impact, including the strategic approach and application of organizational behavior for the company selected in Week One.

Format your PowerPoint® according to APA guidelines. Include a title page, detailed speaker notes, and a references page.

Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your presentation.

Obesity in the African American community

Need a 5 page paper on the following : Title Page, Abstract, Introduction to the problem and its significance ( in terms of history, geography, and population characteristics), Description of health indicators & disparities (health issues, morbidity and mortality rate, pattern to care, access to care, mental health issues in comparison to other groups), Description of health beliefs, health behaviors and contributing factors ( preventative and protective health behaviors, sick role behaviors, illness behaviors, societal health behaviors with supporting evidence, barriers to health and healthcare: socio-economic, language, political, religious and other factors that contribute to the health disparity), Recommendations for improving health care and reducing disparities in the selected group, Conclusion 5 pages DOES NOT include title, abstract or reference; APA format; ALL references (at least 6) must be scholarly. If utilizing websites, must be “.org, .edu, .gov” ONLY. All information needs to be clearly identified with valid supporting evidence.

Future of Organizational Behavior

The health care industry, like other industries, is a very competitive environment. As organizational behavior within health care companies evolves, it will be even more important to consider its future and the need for continuing education.

Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that addresses the following:

Explain the importance of continuing education. Using the company selected in Week One, describe the support it provides its employees for continuing education. Describe the future of organizational behavior. Based on the trends of the health care industry, describe what you think the future holds for the company selected in Week One.

Format your PowerPoint® according to APA guidelines. Include a title page, detailed speaker notes, and a references page.

Cite 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your presentation.

Strategies that can be used for leading change in organizations

Imagine your team has been informed that there has been a change in a regulation, process, or a program. Your team is responsible for determining the impact of this change and its effect on the company. This assignment refers to the topic selected in Week Three.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that addresses the following:

Suggest strategies that can be used for leading change in organizations.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your paper.

How Organizational Communication Reflects Organization’s Behavior

Describe the impact of groups and teams on organizational behavior. Discuss how organizational communication reflects the organization’s behavior. Provide two examples. Explain the role employee engagement assessments play in the analysis of organizational behavior. Describe intervention methods that can be used to support successful organizational behavior.

Format your PowerPoint® according to APA guidelines. Include a title page, detailed speaker notes, and a references page.

Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your PowerPoint

Benefits of Outsourcing Services

Many companies benefit from outsourcing services because it allows the company to lower costs, focus on its organizational culture, and increase the speed and quality of services. You have been asked to analyze how the outsourced service interacts with your company’s clients.

Read and select 1 of the following scenarios to complete the assignment:

In 2009, the U.S. Stimulus Act changed the way health care providers use electronic health records (EHR). A local clinic was informed that to avoid penalties it would need to adopt a qualified EHR system. The clinic managers discussed two options: 1) adopting an in house EHR system and 2) outsourcing the EHRs. After weighing the pros and cons of each option, the company decided to outsource the EHRs. Recent research shows that many companies are starting to explore the idea of outsourcing for their human resources department. A large pharmaceutical company has begun discussing outsourcing their human resources department. Atwood Laboratories is a small company that completes lab work and bills its patients using two staff members. A larger laboratory in the neighborhood closed its doors recently, which has increased Atwood’s patients and billing. The company is considering outsourcing its patient billing to accommodate the influx of patients.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following:

Identify the relationship of the outsourced service and the impact to the organizational structure. Describe the benefit and alignment of outsourcing services on organizational culture. Describe how a company can align the client experience with the outsourced service along with your organizational culture.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your paper.

Health Care System Integration

Advancements in technology have made it possible to incorporate systems within the functions of health care to improve efficiency across the organization. Integration of functions can be incorporated in the way inventory is kept, supplies are ordered, how patients are billed, and in many other areas. Innovation is key because it drives productivity, reduces mistakes, and increases profitability. Determine an area within your organization where there is a need for systems integration — systems integration that will improve quality care and outcomes in the organization. Utilize your research from the Systems Research assignment on integrating processes within an organization. Create a Wire Diagram of the area needing systems integration. Illustrate how the processes and functions within the chosen area are connected and how they can be integrated. You can use any software program of your choosing to create this diagram. Note: Refer to Figure 14-4 Wire diagram of health care supply chain information systems on p. 359 of your textbook. (attached) Write a 525-word summary of your Wire Diagram addressing the following: • Provide a brief description of the system you selected. • Explain why the integration is needed and how the system will be used to improve the organization’s processes and quality? • Identify the stakeholders that will be effected by the new integration. • Determine how to best communicate the integration of the new product and which empowerment strategies you will use to help staff buy into the change. • Compare and contrast the different roles that leaders and managers will play in the integration of the new systems. Provide in-text citations and references for all sources cited; format according to APA